Circular Paving

No — you should avoid placing round concrete steppers directly on raw soil or grass. Over time, ground movement and erosion will cause unanchored pavers to shift, sink, or become uneven, creating safety hazards. To ensure a stable, long-lasting installation, circular pavers should be set onto a prepared concrete base, mortar bed, or compacted crushed rock base that has been made completely level.

Yes. Anston’s shot-blasted round pavers undergo a specialised surface treatment that exposes the aggregate, providing an optimal texture for slip resistance. This makes them exceptionally reliable for wet pool surrounds and as non-slip round garden steppers.

For standard garden pathways laid on a solid crushed rock or mortar bed, a standard 50mm paver thickness is usually sufficient. However, when specifying circular units for unsupported cantilevered stairs or raised stepping features, thicker units — ranging from 70mm up to 175mm — are required to ensure structural integrity under load. For detailed layout advice, read our guide on choosing round pavers.

When installing round stepping stones for garden environments, the ideal centre-to-centre distance between steppers is generally around 600mm to 650mm, which aligns with a comfortable natural human stride. The edge-to-edge gap between individual pavers should always be at least 50mm to 100mm to allow surrounding turf, groundcover, or gravel to frame each unit without risk of the pavers contacting each other.

Yes. Anston is committed to sustainable manufacturing, offering our innovative EcoPebble circular pavers which incorporate recycled byproduct materials and low-carbon cement mixes to reduce overall environmental impact. You can explore our sustainable finishes and request custom colours and concrete mix designs tailored to your exciting project.

Our circular pavers and copers are available to order in 28 beautiful colours, offering a variety of aesthetic styles such as traditional concrete, sparkling granite or bold exposed aggregate. You’re welcome to view our Colour swatches or order samples before getting started.

Anston's standard finish for all paving products is a shot-blasted finish. Shot-blasted round pavers highlight the beautiful, sensuous texture of architectural concrete. Customers can select from a light, medium or heavy level of shot-blasting.

Light blasting results in a smoother texture and heavy blasting results in a rougher, grittier textured finish.

For products made using our EcoPebble, Ironstone or Mineral Range colours, a heavier level of blasting will reveal more of the stone aggregate in the mix.

Yes, circular pavers can be used as steppers to create a pathway. They can also be used as circular stair treads, where they are installed on raised levels to create a stairway.

Circular concrete pavers can be shot-blasted on the edges and top surface, ensuring a continuous textured concrete finish. For the ultimate coordinated look, they can also be paired with our stunning curved concrete seating and furniture.

We recommend installing circular pavers and steppers onto a solid concrete base, mortar bed or crushed rock. Placing round concrete steppers directly on soil or grass makes them more prone to movement over time, resulting in uneven levels and slippage.

The spacing between circular pavers and steppers is typically left to the client's discretion, as it is generally a design choice.

However, we recommend that each circular paver should have a minimum gap around it; circular pavers should not be installed so that the edges are touching.

All Anston concrete products are made to order, requiring a minimum lead time for production. If you do not have a trading account with Anston, we will not be able to commence production of your order until we receive a deposit payment.

Once the order is confirmed and deposit payment received, the standard lead time for circular concrete pavers and steppers is 4 weeks. However, this may be impacted by other factors such as order volume, existing work log and delivery location. To ensure accurate lead times, please confirm with your Anston representative at the time of enquiry.